Mining Incidents

California Silica Products Metal/Non-Metal

Victorville, San Bernardino County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405847

California Silica Products has $129K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2012–2021
Latest incident
Mar 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
122
citations
54
significant & substantial
$128,585
proposed penalties
$85,965
paid to date
67% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $42,620 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
29
inspections on record
648
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 648 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

California Silica Products has $129K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$129K
proposed penalties
$86K
current assessed
$86K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
122 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-10-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2022 Q4 3,376 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,886 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 3,531 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 4,726 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 5,743 6 1 1044.8
2021 Q3 6,065 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 6,070 2 0 329.5
2021 Q1 4,911 0 0 0.0
Show 35 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2020 Q4 5,715 7 2 1224.8
2020 Q3 4,207 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 4,154 4 2 962.9
2020 Q1 7,989 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 6,581 6 4 911.7
2019 Q3 7,365 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 6,754 6 3 888.4
2019 Q1 6,344 3 1 472.9
2018 Q4 9,156 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 9,071 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 9,540 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 6,935 6 1 865.2
2017 Q4 7,950 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 7,697 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 5,117 6 3 1172.6
2017 Q1 7,869 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 6,513 3 2 460.6
2016 Q3 8,579 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 11,725 5 1 426.4
2016 Q1 9,783 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 10,262 7 5 682.1
2015 Q3 8,479 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 9,193 3 3 326.3
2015 Q1 8,338 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 8,435 6 1 711.3
2014 Q3 7,982 4 2 501.1
2014 Q2 7,075 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 7,816 5 1 639.7
2013 Q4 9,240 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 10,677 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 10,914 10 5 916.3
2013 Q1 9,341 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 9,582 11 4 1148.0
2012 Q3 8,762 22 13 2510.8
2012 Q2 7,720 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2021 · 1 incident

March 22, 2021 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western States Wholesale · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was moving a 50 gallon drum of vinyl when they sprained their right shoulder.

2020 · 1 incident

January 29, 2020 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western States Wholesale · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While employee was moving 55 gallon drum of Vinyl. Employee pinched a finger between 2 drums.

2019 · 2 incidents

October 3, 2019 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western States Wholesale · Struck against stationary object

There was spilled Green Sand on pallet. Employee wiped the green sand off of the pallet with hand.

March 22, 2019 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western States Wholesale · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee stacking bagged material on a pallet and palletizing the pallet. Employee states low back pain.

2017 · 3 incidents

October 18, 2017 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Western States Wholesale · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was using a wrench to loosen a bolt. While wrenching the bolt ee lost balance and fell causing a knee strain.

April 19, 2017 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western States Wholesale · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was filling a sand bag when a bad bag broke and hot sand hit arm causing a 1st aide irritation.

March 24, 2017 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western States Wholesale · Struck against stationary object

Employee was replacing tube to a nozzle for our sand blending system and had cut arm on the metal bracket while replacing the tube.

2016 · 1 incident

May 16, 2016 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Western States Wholesale · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was using hand tools, a 12" bar and a hammer to dislodge a piece of angle iron from a structure. As the angle iron was dislodged EE's finger was pinched between the bar and the ground.

2015 · 2 incidents

April 17, 2015 CA · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western States Wholesale · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was leaning over to retrieve a rope to get levels from the silos, causing mid back pain

February 5, 2015 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western States Wholesale · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing down the silo ladder, his footing slipped and he scraped his back on the ladder cage.

2014 · 1 incident

August 26, 2014 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper MACHINERY
Western States Wholesale · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee did not keep a safe distance from a welding torch

2013 · 2 incidents

August 27, 2013 CA · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western States Wholesale · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was stacking 50# bags of our product #16 Blastoff (sand) onto a pallet. While adjusting the under layer of bags he felt a pop in his left wrist.

April 12, 2013 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western States Wholesale · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Repetitive movement. Employee was stacking 100 lb sacks of Pool Sand when he felt pain in his right wrist and elbow. Employee was diagnosed with tennis elbow and ganglion cyst wrist.

2012 · 1 incident

December 19, 2012 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Western States Wholesale · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While working with a socket wrench, his hand slipped, causing a sprained wrist.

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